Look at Gavin Bryson. Last time we had an update on him, he was getting Carolina Panthers tickets on Christmas Eve from one of you guys who had kindly donated them to #MollysKids. Now he’s 11 years old and has been off his chemo for a month without any tumor regrowth.
After lots of quiet behind-the-scene coordination – much of it on the shoulders of the generous donor who wanted to keep herself anonymous – it all worked out.
This week they got word his nasty DIPG brain tumor – diagnosed last year – has grown. Doctors took him off his chemo pills. It was also decided if he did more radiation, it’d do more harm than good.
A Gaston County pediatric cancer survivor looking for scholarships wasn’t looking for outright money. She’d been accepted and was instead wanting links for scholarships aimed at aiding cancer-surviving kids who have overcome obstacles.
Ally is waiting for a scan of everything, from her head to sinuses, heart, lungs, all the way down to her kidneys. Later this month she’ll be back at Levine Children’s for 8 straight days of high-dose chemotherapy. She has also been getting her stem cells harvested, for a stem cell transplant that w
Two Saturdays ago I wrote about a little girl just two days old. Livi Sigmon. Her older brother, Luke, had been one of our #MollysKids. Way down in the post I mentioned that Luke/Livi's mom had started a Foundation in Luke's memory.
Gage Boyles was premature in part because he lacked oxygen, which ultimately ended up causing a mild form of cerebral palsy. He recently received what his mom calls a "life-changing" surgery.
Last week this Clover, SC boy was declared five years cancer-free. As any family who has ever dealt with cancer knows, the five-year mark is HUGE."We cried happy tears as we heard, 'This is your last appointment with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Team,'" said mom Leanne.
Shhhhhhh!! No one has seen Ally Davis’s gown yet. This is what she'll wear Friday IF she can go to the gala for her “Student of the Year Charlotte” campaign.
Since the day Ally was first diagnosed with cancer in 2016, she has been rallying every other child she ever came across to make sure they knew they weren’t alone.
This might be a tough picture to see, but this precious baby girl is from Concord, in Cabarrus County. She had an inoperable brain tumor so big that this is how her sweet skull looked four days before she passed.
Allison became one of our #MollysKids in 2015. We first featured her when there was controversy about whether she was allowed to be a cheerleader for her Granite Falls middle school.
As a special gift for these families, Chanda Pope of Photography By Chanda based out of Huntersville, comes and takes hundreds of photos, then donates all the pictures to the families.
He lives with Albanism, which means he lacks pigmentation in his skin, hair and eyes. It has also left him legally blind with 20/200 vision in both of his eyes.
Colin's last round of chemo is the week before Christmas. He has a month off before starting 30 rounds of radiation next year. Mom Stacy says he's doing really well -- a recent MRI showed NO tumor.
Jorien Howell has been fighting for his life since the day he entered this world at 1lb, 8oz. He was born at 24-and-a-half weeks. His mom, Jory Fox, is as proud as proud could be.
You might not recognize 12-year-old Dakota Roseborough. Since first featuring him as one of our #MollysKids two years ago, he looks wildly more mature. See for yourself. Compare then »» to now.
In what goes above and beyond being just a good neighbor, Kennedy has taken it upon herself to research what Abigail lives with and goes through on a daily basis.
But here’s the good news: The families who have little boys living with this rare disease are a ferocious bunch. They’re mobilized and are on a mission to raise $2.5-million.
Creator Marianna Furrer reached out because several #MollysKids are featured. She says she takes pictures “as a hobby” and has a daughter who battled Stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma.
This is the sweet girl who we surprised over the summer with a Minnie Mouse meet-and-greet. If you don’t remember that, a link to the video is at the bottom of this post.
Isabella Santos had an orphan cancer with 40% chance of survival, was diagnosed at the age of two, relapsed five times in five years and ultimately died at 7 years old.
Lilyanna is an itty-bitty little thing taking strong poisons to kill her cancer. Since our most recent update on her in March, she’s received 19 rounds of proton radiation, 5 rounds of busulfan chemo, several oral medications AND a bone marrow transplant.
So he’s 22. Not exactly a “kid”. But after getting diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma late last year – a rare bone cancer most common in children and young adults – John Latham has had a rough go of it.
Storm is coming. Yes. But it's still "30 Kids. 30 Stories. 30 Days." and today we're talking about this photo of TJ Anderson and his dad Travis. It makes you want to grab your own kids.
Retired teacher Margaret Hayes has been handmaking pillows for #MollysKids for a couple years. She said she read about the September push to help kids with pediatric cancer and got a crazy idea.
At 25 years old, Michelle Tester is not a “kid.” But this Lenoir woman was diagnosed with a pediatric cancer that has ripped her life apart and being that our goal is to feature pediatric cancers in September, her story is worth sharing.
There is no easy way to say what must be said next, so I’ll just say it: Michael died two days ago. His mom, Laura, knew Michael was going to be our September story for today, September 6th.
Born to a homeless woman addicted to meth, Dee was adopted at birth by Janey Lawson. Since then, life has been a nonstop medical battle for this soon-to-be 4th grader from Lenoir.
